2025 Brown Bears football team

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2025 Brown Bears football
Brown Bears wordmark.png
Conference Ivy League
Record4−5 (1–5 Ivy)
Head coach
Offensive scheme Air raid
Defensive coordinator Dan Mulrooney (1st season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium
Seasons
  2024
2026 
2025 Ivy League football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 7 Harvard  6 0   9 0  
Yale  5 1   7 2  
Dartmouth  4 2   7 2  
Penn  3 3   5 4  
Cornell  3 3   4 5  
Princeton  2 4   3 6  
Brown  1 5   4 5  
Columbia  0 6   1 8  
As of November 16, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Brown Bears football team represents Brown University as a member of the Ivy League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Bears are led by sixth-year head coach James Perry [1] and play home games at Richard Gouse Field at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island.

Contents

Preseason

Preseason poll

On August 4, Ivy League announced the preseason poll. Bears were selected to finish in the last position. [2]

Schedule

The Brown Bears' 2025 football schedule consists of five away and five home games. Brown will host Ivy League opponents Princeton, Yale, and Dartmouth, and will travel to Harvard, Cornell, Penn, and Columbia. Brown's non-conference opponents will be Georgetown of the Patriot League, Bryant of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, and rival Rhode Island, also of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference. [3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 2012:00 p.m. Georgetown * ESPN+ W 46–03,349
September 276:00 p.m.at Harvard ESPN+L 7–4116,283
October 37:00 p.m.No. 8 Rhode Island *ESPN+W 28–215,047
October 107:00 p.m.at Bryant * FloFootball W 29–191,800
October 1812:00 p.m. Princeton
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
ESPN+L 21–404,304
October 251:00 p.m.at Cornell ESPN+L 24–30 2OT3,242
October 317:00 p.m.at Penn ESPNU L 21–281,458
November 812:00 p.m. Yale
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN/ESPN+L 22–343,009
November 1512:00 p.m.at Columbia ESPN+W 32–293,122
November 2212:00 p.m. Dartmouth
  • Brown Stadium
  • Providence, RI
NESN/ESPN+

[4] [5]

Game summaries

Georgetown

Georgetown Hoyas (2–1) at Brown Bears (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Hoyas00000
Bears14187746

at Brown Stadium, Providence, Rhode Island

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 3,349
  • Referee: Anthony Florio
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), Nick Coit (analyst) and Cam Manna (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 11:51. Bears 7–0. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:09.
  • BRWN – Jackson Bennett 9-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 1:22. Bears 14–0. Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 2:06.

Second quarter

  • BRWN – Drew Crabtree 24-yard field goal, 7:12. Bears 17–0. Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:47.
  • BRWN – Matt Childs 4-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 6:20. Bears 24–0. Drive: 3 plays, 6 yards, 0:41.
  • BRWN – Qwentin Brown 49-yard run (James Murphy pass to Ty Pezza), 3:06. Bears 32–0. Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:18.

Third quarter

  • BRWN – Levi Linowes 42-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 3:05. Bears 39–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:26.

Fourth quarter

  • BRWN – Eli Jones 1-yard run (Drew Crabtree kick), 11:24. Bears 46–0. Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 3:36.
StatisticsGTWNBRWN
First downs1118
Total yards183387
Rushing yards76168
Passing yards107219
Turnovers41
Time of possession29:2730:33
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
GeorgetownPassingDez Thomas II7/24, 94 yards, 2 INT
RushingSavion Hart10 rushes, 42 yards
ReceivingJimmy Kibble3 receptions, 82 yards
BrownPassingJames Murphy20/28, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingQwentin Brown9 rushes, 69 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingLevi Linowes2 receptions, 56 yards, TD

at Harvard

Brown Bears (1–0) at Harvard Crimson (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bears70007
Crimson21137041

at Harvard Stadium, Boston, Massachusetts

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,283
  • Referee: Bill McKeever
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Alex Vispoli (play-by-play), Tim Murphy (analyst) and Amanda Keane (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • HARV – Dorsey Benefield 30-yard interception return (Kieran Corr kick), 14:52. Crimson 7–0.
  • HARV – Dean Boyd 21-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 8:13. Crimson 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:48.
  • BRWN – Ty Pezza 4-yard pass from James Murphy (Drew Crabtree kick), 5:06. Crimson 14–7. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:07.
  • HARV – D. J. Gordon 1-yard run (Kieran Corr kick), 0:00. Crimson 21–7. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:01.

Second quarter

  • HARV – Seamus Gilmartin 16-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 5:47. Crimson 28–7. Drive: 13 plays, 90 yards, 7:12.
  • HARV – Cam Henry 44-yard pass from Jaden Craig (kick failed), 1:51. Crimson 34–7. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:29.

Third quarter

  • HARV – Ryan Osborne 1-yard pass from Jaden Craig (Kieran Corr kick), 10:11. Crimson 41–7. Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:46.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays
StatisticsBRWNHARV
First downs1223
Total yards155479
Rushing yards56162
Passing yards99317
Turnovers30
Time of possession20:5339:07
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJames Murphy14/26, 99 yards, TD, 3 INT
RushingMatt Childs12 rushes, 30 yards
ReceivingMichael Nesbit2 receptions, 35 yards
HarvardPassingJaden Craig24/31, 317 yards, 4 TD
RushingD. J. Gordon16 rushes, 73 yards, TD
ReceivingCam Henry3 receptions, 81 yards, TD

No. 8 Rhode Island (rivalry)

No. 8 Rhode Island Rams (4–1) at Brown Bears (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
No. 8 Rams770721
Bears1477028

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: October 3
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 5,047
  • Referee: Justin Ackley
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 6-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 0:30; Brown 7–0)
  • (9:26) URI – Marquis Buchanan 6-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:37; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:15) BRWN – Ty Pezza 18-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:11; Brown 14–7)

Second quarter

  • (9:25) URI – Omari Walker 30-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 3:45; Tied 14–14)
  • (5:41) BRWN – Matt Childs 3-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:44; Brown 21–14)

Third quarter

  • (4:36) BRWN – Solomon Miller 8-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 7:11; Brown 28–14)

Fourth quarter

  • (4:11) URI – Matt Smith 2-yard pass from Devin Farrell, Garth White kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:57; Brown 28–21)
StatisticsURIBRWN
First downs2322
Total yards452341
Rushing yards99140
Passing yards353201
Turnovers40
Time of possession27:1132:49
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Rhode IslandPassingDevin Farrell30/44, 353 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
RushingAntwain Littleton Jr.15 carries, 60 yards
ReceivingGreg Gaines5 receptions, 87 yards
BrownPassingJames Murphy20/27, 201 yards, 2 TD
RushingMatt Childs22 carries, 64 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingTy Pezza6 receptions, 93 yards, TD

at Bryant

Brown Bears (2–1) at Bryant Bulldogs (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bears00151429
Bulldogs667019

at Beirne Stadium, Smithfield, RI

  • Date: October 10
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 1,800
  • Referee: Eric Lewis
  • TV announcers (FloFootball): Thomas Zinzarella (play-by-play) and Tim Lynch (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (1:03) BRY – Elijah Elliott 14-yard run (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:04; Bryant 6–0)

Second quarter

  • (1:54) BRY – Elijah Elliott 1-yard run (Drive: 12 plays, 93 yards, 7:11; Bryant 12–0)

Third quarter

  • (12:20) BRWN – Trevor Foley 47-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 1:12; Bryant 12–7)
  • (6:12) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Levi Linowes pass (Drive: 11 plays, 71 yards, 4:04; Brown 15–12)
  • (2:22) BRY – Aldrich Doe 16-yard pass from Jaden Keefner, Nicholas Stoyanovich kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:45; Bryant 19–15)

Fourth quarter

  • (8:59) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:59; Brown 22–19)
  • (4:21) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 26-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 7 plays, 69 yards, 3:40; Brown 29–19)
StatisticsBRWNBRY
First downs2722
Total yards460350
Rushing yards113188
Passing yards347162
Turnovers12
Time of possession30:0030:00
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJames Murphy29/44, 347 yards, TD, INT
RushingMatt Childs21 carries, 92 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingSolomon Miller5 receptions, 56 yards
BryantPassingJaden Keefner16/27, 162 yards, TD, INT
RushingElijah Elliott21 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingZyheem Collick7 receptions, 57 yards

Princeton

Princeton Tigers (2–2) at Brown Bears (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Tigers101013740
Bears770721

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 62 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 4,304
  • Referee: Tom Zetts
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Scott Cordischi (play-by-play), John Anderson (analyst) and Nick Coit (sideline)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:53) PRIN – Jackson Green 3-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 5:03; Princeton 7–0)
  • (7:00) BRWN – Matt Childs 27-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 1 play, 27 yards, 0:07; Tied 7–7)
  • (2:48) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:21; Princeton 10–7)

Second quarter

  • (11:27) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 6:21; Brown 14–10)
  • (6:31) PRIN – Josh Robinson 20-yard pass from Kai Colón, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 5 plays, 37 yards, 1:36; Princeton 17–14)
  • (0:15) PRIN – Esteban Nunez Perez 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 46 yards, 2:15; Princeton 20–14)

Third quarter

  • (7:30) PRIN – Asher Weiner 1-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 44 yards, 3:39; Princeton 26–14)
  • (1:23) PRIN – Ethan Clark 12-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 86 yards, 3:54; Princeton 33–14)

Fourth quarter

  • (13:11) BRWN – Matt Childs 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 3:06; Princeton 33–21)
  • (9:14) PRIN – Kai Honda 2-yard run, Esteban Nunez Perez kick (Drive: 2 plays, 21 yards, 0:46; Princeton 40–21)
StatisticsPRINBRWN
First downs2224
Total yards412370
Rushing yards195163
Passing yards217207
Turnovers24
Time of possession29:3530:25
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
PrincetonPassingKai Colón19/29, 212 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingEthan Clark17 carries, 120 yards, TD
ReceivingJosh Robinson8 receptions, 91 yards, TD
BrownPassingJames Murphy22/35, 173 yards, 3 INT
RushingMatt Childs14 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingMichael Nesbit3 receptions, 31 yards

at Cornell

Brown Bears (3–2) at Cornell Big Red (1–4) – Game summary
Quarter1234OT2OTTotal
Bears73077024
Big Red600117630

at Schoellkopf Field, Ithaca, NY

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 50 °F (10 °C) • Wind: NE at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 3,242
  • Referee: Todd Boyd
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Nick DeLuca (play-by-play) and Matt Miller (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:42) COR – Jordan Triplett 5-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Cornell 6–0)
  • (2:15) BRWN – Ty Pezza 10-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Brown 7–6)

Second quarter

  • (7:21) BRWN – Drew Crabtree 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:41; Brown 10–6)

Third quarter

  • No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

  • (14:55) BRWN – Qwentin Brown 1-yard run, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 15 plays, 90 yards, 3:46; Brown 17–6)
  • (3:44) COR – Garrett Bass-Sulpizio 10-yard run, John McAuliffe pass (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 1:34; Brown 17–14)
  • (0:46) COR – Jonathan Roost 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 0:58; Tied 17–17)

Overtime

  • BRWN – Ty Pezza 25-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Brown 24–17)
  • COR – Jordan Triplett 2-yard run, Jonathan Roost kick (Drive: 4 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Tied 24–24)

Double overtime

  • COR – Jordan Triplett 1-yard run (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Cornell 30–24)
StatisticsBRWNCOR
First downs2031
Total yards503503
Rushing yards32157
Passing yards471346
Turnovers10
Time of possession27:4232:18
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJames Murphy31/49, 471 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingMatt Childs11 carries, 22 yards
ReceivingTy Pezza9 receptions, 172 yards, 2 TD
CornellPassingGarrett Bass-Sulpizio28/48, 346 yards
RushingGarrett Bass-Sulpizio19 carries, 70 yards, TD
ReceivingRyan Matulevich6 receptions, 100 yards

at Penn

Brown Bears (3–3) at Penn Quakers (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter1234Total
Bears707721
Quakers7147028

at Franklin Field, Philadelphia, PA

  • Date: October 31
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 52 °F (11 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 1,458
  • Referee: Anthony Florio
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Eric Frede (play-by-play) and Jack Ford (analyst)
  • Box score, Recap
Game information
First quarter
  • (6:45) PENN – Donte West 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 4:51; Penn 7–0)
  • (4:26) BRWN – Ty Pezza 44-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

  • (14:10) PENN – Bisi Owens 9-yard pass from Liam O'Brien, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, 5:08; Penn 14–7)
  • (7:20) PENN – Sean Williams Jr. 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:35; Penn 21–7)

Third quarter

  • (7:12) BRWN – Pearson Hill 4-yard pass from Najih Rahman, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:53; Penn 21–14)
  • (4:56) PENN – Donte West 1-yard run, Mason Walters kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:02; Penn 28–14)

Fourth quarter

  • (4:19) BRWN – Trevor Foley 14-yard pass from James Murphy, Drew Crabtree kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 3:47; Penn 28–21)
StatisticsBRWNPENN
First downs2122
Total yards397453
Rushing yards33231
Passing yards364222
Turnovers11
Time of possession29:0430:56
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassingJames Murphy31/44, 360 yards, 2 TD, INT
RushingMatt Childs9 carries, 26 yards
ReceivingTrevor Foley5 receptions, 99 yards, TD
PennPassingLiam O'Brien18/27, 222 yards, TD, INT
RushingSean Williams Jr.13 carries, 89 yards, TD
ReceivingJared Richardson6 receptions, 104 yards

Yale

Yale Bulldogs (5–2) at Brown Bears (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bulldogs0
Bears0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsYALEBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
YalePassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

at Columbia

Brown Bears (3–5) at Columbia Lions (1–7) – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Bears0
Lions0

at Wien Stadium, New York City, NY

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsBRWNCOLU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving
ColumbiaPassing
Rushing
Receiving

Dartmouth

Dartmouth Big Green at Brown Bears – Game summary
Quarter12Total
Big Green0
Bears0

at Brown Stadium, Providence, RI

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter

Second quarterThird quarterFourth quarter

StatisticsDARTBRWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
DartmouthPassing
Rushing
Receiving
BrownPassing
Rushing
Receiving

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